What if there were easy solutions to make your work day lighter or more balanced? Chances are, there are streamlined processes to help you do that! Here are a few tips to streamline a business process or task in front of you. 1. Identify the end goal. Begin by identifying your goal. Interns and audit associates have many tasks to tackle throughout the week, so it helps to pick one goal to focus on at the start of your day. For ... more
Archives for December 2021
IRS Guidance On Minimum 4% LIHTC Rate
On December 1, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance on the minimum 4% low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) rate. Revenue Ruling (Rev Rul) 2021-20 clarifies when the 4% floor applies to projects receiving housing credit allocations or tax-exempt bonds. Revenue Procedure (Rev Proc) 2021-43 provides safe harbors for determining whether an exempt bond that is issued after December 31, 2020, or an allocation of a housing credit ... more
PPP Update: Timing and Tax Effects of PPP Loan Forgiveness
On November 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a series of three revenue procedures (Rev Proc) to address various tax issues relating to PPP loan forgiveness. Rev Proc 2021-48 addresses the timing of receipt of PPP forgiveness tax-exempt income. Taxpayers may treat amounts that are excluded from gross income (i.e., tax-exempt income) as received or accrued: 1. as eligible expenses associated with the PPP loan are paid or ... more